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CJHCTJLATION; mg a a
Daily Average A. )
for Dec. 1916 J L.
A Quality Newapaper for the I
ESTABLISHED 1868.
SNOW
SOMME LANDSCAPE
III ME MANTLE
A TIG OF BEAUTY
i , i ' ^ .
Even the Big Guns Spoke
\ With White Hot
Breath.
TOUGH OF SUNDAY IN AID
?7 '
k Even in Front Line Trenches
e' There Was Unusual,
Mystic Quiet.
jj^" iby Associated Press >
Jf \V1TH THK BRITISH ARMY IX
jC FRANCE. Jan. 14.?Tills has been one
P, . of the strangest days iu the strange
I-; aorld war. It 1ms beon a wonderfulTft'
ly white dny?a day of snow white
? r__ ... 1.I#.. dnU ??.1 ..tsanifA lekltn
i?- lu?i huuo uciu uuu nuaugc nunc
I .(roes; glistening magical mantels of
1; .leer white frost.
. Even the brown, drlpplug. remorse$&';
'ess mud of the Somme?the mud that
las beon almost a master of the war
'SP . for these past two months?has hidW
den Us treacherous depths for the
iflK ''me at least beneath the soft fleecy
Kflp flakes that came during the night to
Jj spread a Sabbath vestment of purlty
' jver the wretched, squalid and somber
i.jr, battle ground of northern France.
lit most of the front line trenches
I < . 'here was the mystic quiet that comes
I. with snow. No Man's Land has been
- lifted for the moment out of Its doM?
graded and abject state ot melancholic
desolation and placed on a plcturUi
. csqucly white equality with the unp
. trampled lands that lie about the fight?
Ing rone. The tortuous, rusted barrels
"of grim barbed wlro In front of the
H "enemy. positions had been transformR
> cd I ntfl Jangled and .grateful strands
' of crystal ice and cltnglng snow.
Back Of the lines the big guns that
never seem to tire or sleep?guns that
winter cannot muzzle or frost subdue
pok ith.a white hote breath,from.
" their hiding places screened and doubH
ly secure beneath the white cover ot
the newly fallen snow.
Under tho spell of the snow and mist
- there was what 1B not often the case
- out here, an almost tangllilo touch of
? Sunday In the air. Whether it was the
white fog that envclopod so much of
the front or whether it was just someshadow
spirit of the Sabbath the strldi\nt
voices of the guns seomed more
muffled than usual nud farther away.
SB But the messengers flint, the guns
sent crashing through miles of glacial
space spoke to their foes In the same
'.oneB that had been heard with such
Unrelenting regularity during all these
, wintry days. The war that stretches
iout over the years Is a war that nocess&rlly
resolves itself Into a routine
'Of much the snnie thing over and over
again.
Today, however, in nil Us whiteness
. it soems Just a wee bit different.
Admiral Dewey in
Weakened Condition
(By Associated Press)
j WASHINGTON. D. C? Jan. 15.?
Admiral Dewey's condition was such
V this morning that his doctor said lie :
A was very weak and It was feared his
/ juce great vitality might tail at any'
I time.
' Admiral Dewey lias beer suffering
from a severe cold .'or several days.
City Hall Notes
, Thert is no greater bunch of snow:
lovers than the firemen at the central
station. At least each time it snowB,
|J?tt;.tfves theiu great pleasure to get
out and shovel the beautiful. They
keep the entrance to the department
r.leared. all of lower Monroe street
tnd take great delight in exercising
. r All .the offices at the city hall have
taken on a lively appearance again,
?3gh the commissioners returning to the
k Ity yesterday morning after a trip
from Richmond south to Albany
* north. During the trip the commlsP
doners visited Now York. Prom New
York they went tQ Fort Edwards;
' Port Edwards to Glenn's Falls.
Prom . Glenn's Falls to Greenwich.
(Prom Groenwlcn to Mechanlcaville.
ftljf and then to Albany, whence they reJ
turned to New York City. While Inj
L the metropolitan section they went!
? to Hell Gate, Pelham Bay Park and
NdgggX City. From there they went!
P UJ walMngton, Washington to RlchLtf
Tnopd and return and then to Fairf
JlODt. t
WK At Clonus Falls they saw a
bridge 1.010 feet long, and one of
^^BhBjfewest types of concreto struc U
tuW- At Greenwich, where three
were lately built by the townMM
they saw a trio of beautiful
Vl ftructures. At Richmond on the home
stretch they saw a 1,700 feet long
Hnw. They did not see any as
Kftynutlful they say as the bridge which
Pg^HSntetnally go over tne MonongaI
Mia river here will be. Whether
another trip will be taken has not
!nd upon.
IK '
i
Horn#'
1 'v
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
FALL A
NEW PHOTO OF BOY T
IN THAW CASE!
i rzzz&i&t*!**
v in
FRED&JUCK GUMPJR}
New picture of Frederick Guuip, Jr.- 1
19-year-old Kunsas City i .Mo.l boy | I
whose charges that Harry Thaw whip-1 |
pod him In a New York hotel resulted
In an attempt by Thaw to commftt
suicide.
THAW'S MOTHER ,
AT IB ERIK
Tells Harry Not to Worry n
and That She Will Care ?,
for Him.
x
j h
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15? Mrs. J;
Mary Copley Thaw, motbor of Harry n
K. Thaw who is rocovcrlug at a hos- t]
pltal hero from sclf-inilicted wounds. ?
I 1 ? l 1 ? ? - 1 11
uao (tniTfu . uere ana ukjk j-ooma at w
the hospital directly above "those oc- n
copied by her son. Thaw 1b still In Cl
a stupor and weak from loss of blood j,
and his mother was allowed to sac him 0
for only a brief period. She seemed g
very much affected by her sons con- q
di\ion. but physician's assured her a
that he was In no danger and that they E
expected hint to leave the hospital
within two weeks. "Donst worry, Har- a
ry." she told liini; "I'll take care of f<
you." i<
Mrs. Thaw refused to discuss the in-; f(
dictmcnt against Thaw charging himjr,
with kidnapping and assaulting Fred- j a
erick Gump. Jr., the lit year old Kan-, t(
sas City youth. Frank Johnston of tl
New York, one of Thaw's attorneys,
however, sold there was no desire on 0
the part of the family to prevent his '
removal from the jurisdiction of the 01
courts of Pennsylvania. "There is no
desire on the pnrt of the Thaw ramily"
said >lr. Johnston, "to use its millions *
or its influence to obstruct anything fl
that District Attorney Swan of NewYork
thinks ought to be done with! f
! Thaw." |"
JAHfifls I
nr linnT mniin r!
ur nun i iHUUBLt
Little Girl's Death First ^
Break in a Large Family
Circle.
Jane Josephine, little daughter of m
Mr. and Mrs. John }'. Hurt, died on P
Sunday morning shortly after three w
o'clock at the home of her parents on e<
Fairmont avenue. The child had been ol
111 for several weeks of rheumatism cl
and heart complications and her condl- sc
tlon became very gravo early last In
weok. She continued to grow wcakor b;
until the end came. si
Tho child was uged almost five m
j-ouro, ner oirinaav anniversary occur- w
ring in the month ot April. Shu was ec
ono of a family of eleven children and at
her death Is the Hrst break in the family
circle. ot
She was a bright winsome child and di
her death has brought the deepest 111
sorrow to her dovotad parents, broth- ill
era and sistors. The surviving children
are the Misses Luclle. Mary An- pi
gela, the latter a student at St. Jo- w
seph's Academy at Greensburg, Pa.; w
{Catherine and Ruth Hart, and Raiph, Pi
James, the latter a student at Cumberland,
Md.; Charles, Theodore and et
John, Jr. Mr. Hart is a prominent et
wholesale produce merchant. The pi
child is a granddaughter of Mrs. Jane of
Jonktne of this city. th
Funeral services will be hold on
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock front St. dc
Peter's Catholic church and interment th
will be made In Holy Cross ccmotorj- th
by Undertaker Musgrnve & Son.
Among relatives here for the funerul
are her sister and brother, Angola and
James Hart, who arrived home frtui pa
school last night; Mrs. J. F. Hart, of wi
Clarksburg; Mrs. Frank Treber, of ni
Bnckhannon and Miss Lucy Hart, of Dt
riimUarinnd. Md- In
rfiiX'o-.*/' -. - * Vj'i','
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1/ I mu7
wC W
' Northern Wt
FAIRMONT, WEST VI
LTERS
nfantile Paralysis
Case on Chicago St.
IILLER SCHOOL WA8 CLOSED BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
AFFAIRS THIS MORNING
The city Uonril of Affairs this morn-:
ig was surprised at It's opening with '
statement of the city physician to:
to effect that another case of in-'
intilt paralysis had broken out in
alrmont and that It would be necesiiry
to close Miller school, making
10 second school closed in the city.
The Board decided that the closing
f the school would be the proper thing ;
lasaiurh as little Nan Johnson, scvnyear-old
daughter of ii. E. John-!
on. of Chicago street, is in serious
ondilion with the disease. The child
as been sick since last Tuesduy. She
ttended school Monday last and last
iglit the poliomyelitis developed, llr.
. A. Graham and city physician Ch?'soy
M. Ramago diagnosed the case.
The house has been ciuarantined. all
rccautions taken to prevent the
pread of the disease and the school
ill he ruminated. ;
Just where the Johnson child could
avo gotten the disease or at what
Ime she was exposed rannot be dcjrruined
by the relatives or by the
Ity health authorities, expecting that
). E. Johnson, the father is a railand
tnnn and may have come In conict
with It somewhere In his work.
IITIVE CAUGHT
IN SUNDAY RAIDj
thirteen Gamblers Were
Gathered in at Mose
Shuck's Shanty.
In a raid on Mose Schuck's "shanty"
oar the South Side ball park yealeray
evening,. thirteen canfields were
jund, ono or two of them having a title
liquor.
In the hunch pulled were "Charies
lurphy" whoso real name Is said to
i? Plntn Pnneh P P Pnrlolt ant)
lines Ledson. each of whom appeared
1 police court thin morning to stand
rial. Murphy was lined *6 and hold,
arlett was fined $6 and turned over to
lie state for carrying two pints of
htakey -In jjubJic.places.- -Ledeop-wa*
nod 15 and after paying left the
jurt. Those who have placed forfeits
jr their appearance tonight at 7
'clock in night court were Mosi
chuck. 110; A. Ruble. J. H. Schuck.
Icso Wix. R. McCoy. Herman Moore,
. Ledson. B. McCoy, F. C. Ball and F.
Inoch, each 15.
Charles Murphy, or Clem Roach,
rhlchover may be his name, is held
>r tho arrival of an officer from Marin.
Indiana, where Roach is waotol
ir larceny. He broke away from the
eformatory there after serving two
ad a half years of an eight-year sennice.
His photo was sent here ar,J
io eagle eye of i'lainclothesmau Pilar
detected a resemblance to the prisnor.
After a few minutes' qucs'ionlg
it was determined Roach is the'
scaped fugitive.
James Allen, colored, drunk at the
allimoro and Ohio station, was fined
5 and costs, the costs being 11 iuxi
ire. Ho wrote a check on the Naonal
bank of Fairmont for the amount
nd went back to Kingmont to work
i tbo mines.
MMer i.
MASS MEETING
lev. Frank Jackson Greatly ;
Pleased Gathering at
Princess Theatre. !
i
j i
A large and representative body of
en atended the mass meting at the '
rlncoss theatre Sunday afternoon,
hen Rev. Frank Jackson, a noted '
rangollst who is conducting a series 1
' evangelistic meetings at the M. E. 1
lurch. South, preached a splendid; 1
irmon on the subject "Justice." So 1
itensc was the interest manifested 1
r the audience that at the conduce
of the services the entire body of t
en attended the mass meeting at the 1
ua.v kilo uvaiiKuuBi uua saia ana urg-1
1 that he conduct a simillnr service I
;ain next Sunday. i
Splendid congregations greeted the <
rangellst at all the services on Sunly
and Saturday night when he de- '
?hted his hearers with striking de- S
i cations of the. gospel. <
Whilo the men's mooting was in 1
ogress at the Prlncoss theatre the
omeu held a meeting at tho church 1
htch was conducted by Mrs. F. S. t
Jllltt. 1
Services will be conducted each ev- i
ling during the present week and
ich afternoon of the week and the I
tblic Is urged to attend any or all 11
them. Great things are planned for I
o week.
ThO congregation of tho Hiin-nl. o?-?. i
icply Indebted to the management of;
o Princess theatre for the use of
o building yesterday. t
t
GERMANS LOBE A SUB. p
LONDON, Jon. 15.?A Flushing dla- p
.tch to Reuters says that a Dutch a
irship brought into Flushing last a
ght a German submarine found in p
itch waters. The submarine will be C
tented r
I |l
"/ I I
r A B J
!it Virginia's Greatest fletvsj
RGINXA, MONDAY EVEEi
THEG
no pmmcDncTC
un. oiulilui ulio
CANE FROM WOOD
OF EHE OLD CHURCH
Large Bunches of Roses A1
so Mark Seventeenth
Anniversary.
DR. M'OONALf) SPOKE
iiT i
i icaeiiictuunis were iviaae ai
First Presbyterian
Morning Services
A handsome cane made from \voo<
taken from the old Presbyterian edf
flee church which was recently razee
to give way for I he handsome ehurcl
edifice now In the course of construe
tion, was presented to Dr. H. G. Stoet
zer yesterday morning at the rogulai
church service held In the Y. M. C. A
auditorium, the occasion being the sev
enteenth anniversary of the paatorati
of Dr. Stoetzer In tills cltv.
The presentation speech was mad<
by Dr. J. \V. McDonald, president o
the Presbyterian, congregation. Hi
congratulated Dr. Stoetzer 011 the cele
bration of his anniversary and alsi
congratulated the congregation In hav
ing been able to retain the servlcei
of the beloved pastor for such a lont
period and expressed tile wish tha
many years might pass before tbi
church should be called upon to 111
the pulpit with another Incumbent.
A bunch of beautiful roses was alsi
presented to Dr. Stoetzer from thi
congregation, and another from tin
McFarland Chapter of the Westmlns
ter guild. The tokens of love and re
gard are greatly appreciated by Dr
Stoetzer w ho in a Tew words cxpressef
bis gratification at the thoughtrulncsi
of his congregation.
During the years of his pastorate ii
this city Dr. Stoetzer has endearei
himself not only to his own congrega
generaly in of'whctaf wish hlm taan;
more years of usefulness in this clt;
whore ho Is a factor In the rcllgloui
and moral life of tha dnmmnnWv
COMMITTEES OT
SENATE SAME!
(By Associated Freest
CHARLESTON, Jan. 15.?President
Wells Goodykoonlz announced In the
Senate today the following comiulttcc
assignments:
Vlrglnlt Debt Commission ? .Miller
chairman; Godby. Hawlcv, Uodson
McAboy. Gregory, Farrlsh, Fox, Lowe
Hogg and Morton.
I'ronlbition and Temperance ? Mc
Aboy, chairman; Arnold. Burgess, Co
burn. Coulter. Small, Buckwith. Kemp
and Talbot.
Finance ? lluwley, chairman; Mc
Aboy, Coburn. Godby. Luther. Grlb
ble, Rosenhloom. Hogg, Lowe. Mont
Bomery, Talbott.
Judiciary?Gregory, chairman; Car
ter, Arnold, Duty. Miller. Parrlah
Rosen bloom. Bcckwlth, Kemp, Fox
Morton.
Chairman o? other principal commit
loea wore unnounced as follows: Privileges
anil Elections, Luther; Uducntion,
Duty; Counties and Municipal
Corporations, Rnscnbloom; Honda and
ivigallon, Burgess; Banks and Corporations.
Coburn; Public Buildings
md Humane Institutions, Carter; ItallroadB,
Coaltor; Militia, Dodson; Federal
Relations, Luther; Insurance,
Parrish; Immigration and Agriculture,
Jrlbble; Mince and Miniug. Hough;
Medicine and Sanitation. Sinsel; Lalor.
Carter; Claims and Grievances.
Billings; Forfeited arid Unapproprlat;d
Land, Hough; Public Printing, Billings;
Rules. Qoodykoontz; Public LItsrary,
McAboy; Forestry and Conservation,
Godby; Passed Bills, Arnold.
Forty-scvon bills wero Introduced In
ho Senate beforo It recessod at noon
till tomorrow.
Tho Hottse completed its organization
and recessed till two this aftertoon
after the following committee assignments
had been announced.
Temporance ? Harvey, chairman;
ralbott. Price, of Wood; Park6, For;uson,
of Wayne; Alley, Bassel, Payne,
Conner, Poling. Thurmond, Dixon,
rlickman. Mahun, Sullivan.
Judiciary ? Johnson. chatrman;
Band. Haymon, Talbott, Stratton, Arlold.
Renshaw, McDonnell, McDonald
3ouchollc. Smith. Hall, Burdctte, Har Ison.
Glover.
Flnauco?-Renshaw. chairman, Bray,
3arks, Burr, Murray. Weir, Cottrell
Veils, of Wirt. Terrell, HaH, Shaw,
'orter, Whittaker. Ileaberlln, Wysong
MANN ACT AFFIRMED.
(By Associated Press]
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 16.?lncrpretlng
the Mann White Slave law.
ho Supremo court today decided that
irosocutions under the law for translotting
women in Inteostato commeroo
re not limited to commercialised vice
nd include personal immoral escalades.
The conviction of F. Drew
'amlnettl and Maury I. Diggs, of Sacemento.
was affirmed,
s sr. "/ $
mtiua
taper
ING, JANUARY 15,1917. "
RIM VI5
i! First Real Snow
I Storm of the Year
QUICK RISE IN TEMPERATURE
AFTER LAST NIGHT'S DIP
BROUGHT IT ON
Falrmunlcrs said good morning to
their first real snow storm of the year
today, when a little after nine o'clock
the akios began pouring down a mixture
of snow and wind, and without a
.minute's cessation since that lime
I have been keeping it up Folks wore
making all munncr of wild guesses as
to the temperature but according to
the official figures it was but Id degrees
above at eight this morning,
with a minimum for the past 24 hours
of five above. That was registered
" some time during the night.
About six Inches of the troublesome
. "white" Is now on the ground, and
from the looks of the air and the sky
the probabilities are that tbut depth
. will be more than doubled by dark.
*. The snow plow of tho traction company's
has been working on the city
' streets without a bite to eat since
morning. Should the storm continue
it is probable that traffic on the railroads
entering tho city will be mateI
rially affected. Traction company of1!
flcfals say that until the snow is two
or more feet deep the powerful InterI
urban cars will plow through It on
i ; biiuc.
: LAYMAN UNCOVERS
j| HE JONES WHICH
> j
; But Tells Officers That He
?; Was Not Present at
J Robbery.
! Real Captain Kidd style of treasul
ure hunting plans were made today
" in the county jail. At 10:30 o'cloclt
. Noble Layman, youthful sandbagger
. and robber, denied that he had anyI
thing to do with robbing Hiram
s Jones. He said hu was in the Arcade
restaurant between 8:30 p. m. and
, 8:30 p. m. on the night ot the rob1
bery. Jones, he declares, says the
. crime was perpetrated at 9 o'clock.
J .jULl ju-m- .today-OJHeetaJiitiejc ot
. tnc. city force had a diagram ot the
. location of the more valuable of the
j two watches stolen. "First walk out
Main street to Qutdcy, to the Miller
school. To the right of the road botween
Miller school and the Junction
of Maple and Quincy there Is a tool
house. The first board on the right
hand side of the platform leading to
the tool house covers the watch."
The diagram was made bv Layman
ill his cell in the county Jail this
morning. Pltzor went to the place
Indicated and found the watch.
Three New Cases
Reported in Grafton
; (I-iy Associated Press)
' j GRAFTON. Jan 15.? One death,
' |three pronounced new cases and two
suspected eases are the latest addi.
I linns to tliu child plague In Grafton
" | since last Saturday. Total; four
J' deaths and 15 cases.
I The citizens of the city have nindo
hearty response to appeals for help
for an orphan uhild stricken with
. paralysis and without means of support.
: Intermediate Court
to Convene Tomorrow
intermediate court will convene be;
fore Judge George A. Vincent tomor.
row for the January term, with a Jam,
mod docket ready to be taken up. A
long state docket will he taken up
, | first, SS cases having been set for
| trial this term on a total of 112 IndictI
ments. The civil docket Is also a long
| one.
Among the state cases, all of them.
I mis-deamnors, the majority arc rising
| front violations of the prohibition laws.
I Grant Cummins, charged with a mis|
demeanor, is slated for the first hearing.
The Jury will begin its duties
| tomorrow.
Mrs, Delbert Wolfe
Dies at Grant Town
Mrs. Delbert Wolfe, aged 36 years,
died at her home at Grant^ Town this
morning at nine o'clock after an illness
with dlabetls. She Is survived
by her husband and four children. Mr.
Wolfe Is employed by the Federal Coal
company at Grant Town. The funeral
arrangements which arc In charge of
] unaeriaKer n. u. ^unnmgnuiu, nayei
| not been completed.
The Weather
West Virginia?
o/9.*/+1 Probably snow toI
n'sht and Tuesday
* '/1 not much change
in temperature. I
*&!&?& oTTC oj Local Readings
F p H?"- ?b- i
o Temperature at |
o O. Ul. lUUOJ iM, |
' nJ&TO Yesterday's -weather
clear; temperature,
irjaxlmum
l___21; minimum 6;
? precipitation trace.
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
>AGE O
GIRL VICTIM IN
HOTEL MURDER
\ ' j
5;noN
Mlas Simon. J7. a member of a pron:
. tnent family in l'h|]i|>pl, \Y. Vu.. who
roll Into questionable company when
she wont to Columbus. O.. wan found
! murdered In a room in the fasliionublo
; n^uu- U/.4-.1 <-"~t '
I ucoiuci nuLct, v uiuuiuun, ruiicc ur*
rested Weldou H. Wells, or Konsus
City. Mo., who has confessed.
WELLS CONFESSES IE
KILLED SIMON GIRL
i
' Says She Threatened Him
With a Razor During a
Quarrel.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 15?Wcldon
i
H. Wella. fornior Kansas City broker's:
clerk has confessed to County I'rosej
cutor R. P. Duncan that he shot andj
i killed Mona Byron Simon In a room;
Tln-.arh'^f Jheffc'Tasf?*firurV5aF"night. '
1 His statement, according to the aukhorltles.
says lie killed the girl In!
1 self defense. Wells, who was arrest-!
ed in Huntington, Ind., early Saturi
day morning arrived here tonight In
; the custody of the local police.
The body of the Simon girl was
I found Friday noon in the hotel room
j occupied the day before by a man
1 registered as "G. V. Vanbrunt of Chicago."
Wlitlo the police were sending
broadcast notices for the arrest of!
"Vanbrunt," Weldon H. Wells was;
arrested In Huntington. Ind.. on an
> embezzlement charge made against i
him by Kansas City Police.. He told
the police he had been at the Colum,
bus hotol unrlrr iho nnmn of VonKmni
and the Columbus authorities wcroj
notified. In his confession the authorities
say. Wells states he met Monn;
Simon, took her to his hotel room,
where they quarreled. Her taunts led j
to a fiftht in which she threatened him |
with a razor and he shot her. the
confession Males, according to the
authorities.
Two razors and a revolver with one j
empty chamber were found among i
Wells' effects.
MONA SIMON BURIED.
\ PHILIPI'l. Jnn. 15. ? The body of I
; Mona Simon, who was murdered In a!
Columbus. Ohio, hotel Inst week, was ]
brought here today for Interment.
BLACK HAND MURDER!
IN SOMERSET, PENNA
Wealthy Merchant Shot to
Death on Lonely
Road.
SOMERSET, Pa.. Jan. 15.?Edward
Dlmarco, aged 40, a weai...? ? ?a ;
meTcnant conducting stores nt Aee.?t?
and Bell, was murdered by three mem- j
hers of the Black Hand gang while ]
driving through a woodland six miles j
from. Somerset. He was shot . ..uuga j
the heart. The assassins drove his I
team to the Lincoln highway, where they
fled eastward in an automobile.
Dtmercc leaves a wife and six children.
He received a series of Biacx n,uiu
letters during the past two years, t he
last was sent a month ago and demanded
that 1400 be placed under an oak
tree near the scene of the murder, '
Tracks In snow that fell last night re- i
vealed the number of murderers.
Dlmarco was armed, but obviously!
had no opportunity to dcrend himself,
as two revolvers found In his overcoat
pockets had not boon used. Rouuory
was not the motive for the crime,
cause more than {100 which he carried,
waB uot taken. Officers tonus'cd
the Black Handera to Btoyestown, a
distance of sevenmllba, whore all trace
wae lost.'
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advertising in sf v
ie west virginian
brings trade b m
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"price three-cents
F WAR 1
JUDGE M'lORTER
WARNS AGAINST
THE COM Bill
Declares U to be An Exceptionally
Vicious Meas- a I
ure.
DESTROYS PROHIBITION J
Would Change the Yost Law I
Into Mere Revenue
Producer. ?
<Sprilol rMi>nntc h to Wont Virctntwii) ~ J
CHAKLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 16.?
Judge J. c. aicWhcrUT, ot Backh.iti I
uon, who toil the proninttton light In Kg
the wet uml dr.v campaign ot 1912. la
closely watching all movements pi tho
legislature wltli reference to the pro- 1
hibitury luws.
jungc McWhortor has authorised
tile following statement! J
"The decision of tho United.States
Supreme Court, banded down, on the
flh instant, in the care ot untuning .
Company vs. Express Company and 1
West Virginia. Is an epoch-making decision.
It represents the advanced position
of nil temperance legislation am' I
adjudication. It marks ._o point to
which a long, tedious and oftentimes
discouraging legal straggle, beginning I
with the original package cases, has I
brought us. This great decision, se
cured from the greatest court in the
world, through the position taken by I
on. legislature lit the enactment of the
Vest law anil amendments tncroto, Is
In many respects a uisuuct West Yti I
glnia victory, and has pushed the I
liquor traffic to the very verge of tm
precipice from which it will tinally hi
hurled to Its destruction,' ' 7 .
"West Virginia gave the largeat ma
jgrlty for proiuuttlon ever given h>
nny state. Shefollovdd tlUBunhy^ja^^^W
lilbltlon is w ever put upon ur(fitatut< ff
books of any state. Sho still pressed * '
her victory homo by winning the most >
signal le-.-il victory ever'won in am
court upon this question. It now onl>
remains for her, through t>
lure, to plBnt herself squarely upoi
tho advance ground of this decision tc
enable her to see the t-Uei irultlon oi
"A few minor i.mcndmenU to ou:
law. ineluaing n strong and compre
hcnslvo one prohibiting the Imoorta .
Hm^jnTguor by frcjexpress, or
other mi. . . t-sg, for any purpost 3
and in any quantity, will see the wili
o? the people of this Htute so decisive
ly expressed in tlio election of Hilt
rarr.jd into full ertect. in my hum
hie opinion, the lino of duty for the
legislature as mapped out by the people
is clo.r and unmistakable; and i
liuvo every reason to believe that the
legislature, in both of Its branches,
will follow that line without hesitation,
without temporlsatlon, and without
any effort to compromise away any of
the rights which the people have so
won both at tho polls and in the
courts. I believe the legislature will
do this without wincing, wavering or
wabbling.
"1 am unalterably opposed, and, In
my judgment, so urc the great masses
or the people of this state, to opening
the avenues, through the railroads, express
companies and other carriers for
s..u importation of liquors in any qtan
titles for beverage purposes. . jvS
"It should not be forgotten that Un>
prohibition amendment, now part 01
our constitution, which every officer
of the state has solemnly obligated^
himself to support, problpltg the importatiun
o' liquors for beverajtainut
poses, and It. certainly does not contemplate
t'rat the legislature in enacting
the prohibitory i?wv thereunder
(Continued on Pa? Eight)
L Business Men's Bible Class ; .1
First Presbyterian Church J
meets 9:30 Sabbath morning j .CjfflS
Juru^iw.n.rjwuwuiarvw r J- _ - -^ miI JjMM
Christmas Savings Club ,k
The Peoples National
still remains opon tor the enrollment
ot members.
' Notice to Remove BjJ
All property owners and occupunts
ol property situate
along the paved sidewalks of
the city are hereby required to
keep said sidewalks clean from
snow in accordance with tbo requirements
of the ordinance of
this city. Failure so to do will
incur tbe penalties and costs
ANTHONY BOW EN. Mayor.
'

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